AI to reduce poverty
A Maryland project could be duplicated in Baton Rouge to make government more efficient
Mukul Verma
The art of noticing early
A Baton Rouge Magnet High School senior has won one of the city’s more heartening cultural prizes.
Sophia Zhu took top honors in the 2026 REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE High School Exhibition, a juried show at Baton Rouge Gallery that gathers student work from across East Baton Rouge Parish. The award
City Park meeting pushed back
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” wrote John Muir, whose words sit on BREC’s website and now feel like an accidental explanation for the latest move over City-Brooks Community Park plan.
Why it matters: City-Brooks Community Park and the University Lakes are Baton
Drifting to Bay St. Louis
A second home for Baton Rouge's well-to-do welcomes all.
A new flavor
Immigration is offsetting a decline in the native population, making Baton Rouge more varied and interesting.
311 tells on Baton Rouge
The biggest complaints residents send to City Hall are not glamorous. They are the daily irritations that make a place feel worn down.
The big picture: East Baton Rouge residents mostly use 311 to ask city-parish government to do the basics, consistently and well, a RedEye analysis shows.
By the
Perils of a good breakfast
A friend is worried RedEye is about to ruin a good thing. Too many people will find out about breakfast at City Pork, and the place will fill up with the rush of discovery. Then he’ll have to fight for a seat, and a place he treasures for its